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Dems Will Challenge DoD’s MEADS Funding Likely In Full HASC Markup, Sanchez Says

Gally Articola

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

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Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said the Democrats will soon put forward an amendment during the fiscal year 2014 defense authorization bill process challenging the Defense Department’s funding of the final leg of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). “I will not put forward my amendment here, but I would like to note that we will be putting forward an amendment, most likely in the full (House Armed Services) Committee,” Sanchez said during the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee’s…

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